My Darling Girl
God knew that every child
Needed someone to be there,
So he created mothers.
The moment my child touched me
A mother was born…
This new person inside me came out
From the start, she was mine…I was hers.
Everything changed--you had to think twice
Once for yourself and once for her.
I turned my head—and she was a person
Little and unsure, but smiling at me
Saying mama first—looking like her dad
Suddenly, she was blonde, chubby and adorable
Smart, funny---she was my world
Without realizing it, I was hers.
As she grew to be a beautiful woman,
My purpose became clear
To teach her to stand alone without me
Now, her life is a success story
Once, she said, “I would be
Nothing without your love.”
She didn’t know that I felt the same.
Her new love—her husband—doesn’t discern
She still belongs to me…Loaned only to him.
Our relationship has changed
My daughter is now my closest confederate
A gender ally…an extension of me.
How much do I love her?
As the flowers need water and sunshine
Like the bear watches over her cubs.
My darling girl—happy memories of the past
The joyful moments of the present
She is the hope and promise of the future.
Heart bursting with pride, I watch her
Instantly her life changed—for she is a mother
Holding your child’s child…inexplicable love
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